Argentinian GP 2019 – Rossi (2nd): "I’m so happy" !
Valentino Rossi starts the 2019 MotoGP season with a bang: fifth in Qatar, the Yamaha official takes a splendid second place at the Argentinian GP and climbs to third place in the general classification ! Debriefing.
Valentino Rossi, Yamaha-Monster (4th in qualifying and 2nd in race)
"It’s been a long time since last year since last year that I was on the podium. This second place is particularly satisfying because I made mistakes in the last races of the 2018 season – in and in – while I was in contention to finish first or second ".
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"Finishing the championship this way was very difficult to accept and that is also why this result today is so important for me, my team and Yamaha after a difficult period", continues the Doctor. "I’m so happy! I tried to stay ahead of Dovi because I expected to have a better pace, but it didn’t with the rising temperatures.".
"I drove like when I was young!"
“I ended up struggling and Dovi managed to stay ahead of me. He had a very good race, with a good pace. Then we managed to widen the gap on the guys behind and I started to prepare. my attack for the last lap ".
"I knew I had to be very precise under braking to take second place, without making the slightest 1cm error, otherwise Dovi would overtake me again! At that point, I was driving well and was able to get in really fast in bends. I’m happy because overtaking on the last lap is always special and also because I was very good on the braking phases. I drove like when I was young! "
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Site analysis : Valentino Rossi was relieved for several reasons at the arrival of the Argentine GP. On the one hand, his second place snatched from Dovizioso sends a strong signal to his detractors: no, the "Doctor" must not stop examining at 40 pins nor return to his EHPAD in Tavullia, despite the 125 in Malaysia !
The fastest forty-something in the world can bulge his chest all the more since beating the official Ducati on the last lap is not within the reach of the first comer: ask Marc Marquez himself, beaten four times in the last turn by the dreaded "DesmoDovi".
On the other hand, returning to the podium puts an end to a long period of scarcity for the n ° 46, acclaimed like a god by the Argentinian fans: Rossi had not been mounted on the "cashier" since the German GP l last summer is already ten races without savoring champagne! A big half-season…
Its fast and constant pace is also quite encouraging in terms of the potential of the M1 2019, so far struggling on tracks where the grip varies a lot as is the case on the Termas de Rio Hondo. This excellent performance associated with its 5th place in Qatar is therefore a good omen..
A wise choice of tire for the fight
The nine-time world champion can also congratulate himself on the accuracy of his choice of tires, undoubtedly one of the decisive keys for his royal finish: an intermediate compound at the rear, when Marquez and Dovizioso were on a soft tire..
For the Honda official, this choice was wise as he led from the first to the last lap with up to 12 seconds ahead! For "Dovi" on the other hand, the situation was not the same: the Italian could not save his rubber capital since he spent the race fighting with a Rossi at the top of his art. !
Result: the n ° 4 ran out of ammunition in the final phase, when the Yamaha official brought out the big guns! "I’m not really happy with the way the tire has worked: we have to study this and figure out what we can improve", says Dovizioso with a hint of annoyance..
Valentino Rossi moved from fifth to third in the provisional MotoGP standings, 14 points behind Marquez and 10 points behind Dovizioso. The genius of the Alpages is also the first Yamaha rider, far ahead of his team-mate Maverick Viñales who drops sharply to 11th position after being hit by Morbidelli.
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